This is episode 1,762. Welcome to the Daily Meditation podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I honor you for giving yourself permission to slow down and connect to the best part of who you are.

In today's episode, you are going to discover a breathing technique. This is a cleansing, purifying breath that calms your mind and body.

And this is day three of our cleanse meditation series, where each day this week you will discover

a meditation technique to help you cleanse your mind, body, and spirit. And what you're doing this week is you're laying the foundation for a cleanse that will

continue throughout this month as I record this.

If you live in the northern hemisphere, spring has sprung.

If you live in the southern hemisphere, you are journeying your way into autumn.

Either way, a brand new season merits a cleanse. So we will be cleansing our way through the month of April. So this week, you will discover different rituals and habits that will lay the foundation

for your cleanse throughout the whole month. As you get ready to do today's cleansing breath, I want to share some insight with you regarding your cleanse.

While doing research for this series, I came across article after article about how important it is to remain calm.

There were articles on staying calm during an emergency calm is a superpower five reasons why

staying calm under pressure will make you successful how do you be cool in

calm in every situation so there are a lot of articles out there about staying calm and at peace.

But what caught my eye among the many different rituals and habits you could acquire

to keep you calm and focused was a technique that I did when I gave

birth to my second child. And this technique is a technique that I don't typically do, which surprises me because it was so

incredibly effective at a time in my life where I was experiencing great physical pain as I was delivering a baby.

You can do this technique when you are experiencing physical or emotional pain.

I delivered my second child without any kind of medication or any kind of

medication whatsoever. That's not to say that if you do require an epidural or medication that your delivery experience was somehow not as great.

Because for my first child, I definitely had an epidural and medication because I just didn't

really know what my options were.

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